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Early and Pre-Gothic Literary Conventions & Examples (October 2015 Literary Meeting)
Welcome to the October 2015 Literary Meeting! The theme for this month’s Literary Meeting was Early and Pre-Gothic Literary Conventions & Examples. This fall we’ve been doing something a little different in that our theme lasts all semester instead of … Continue reading
Posted in Literary Meeting
Tagged Aesthetics, Antiquarianism, Fictional Text, Gothic, Haunted History, Horror, Medievalism, Places, Ruins, Spookypasta, Sublime, Supernatural, Urban Legend
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Spooky Small Town America (August 2015 Literary Meeting)
Welcome to the August 2015 Literary Meeting! The most recent literary theme has been “Spooky small town America.” This is a topic for which there is an abundant supply of literary material, so the theme ran for two months rather that … Continue reading
Posted in Literary Meeting, Review
Tagged Antipastoral, Everywhere & Nowhere USA, Fictional Text, Gothic, Haunted History, Horror, HP Lovecraft, Lovecraft Country, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Places, Puritans, Radio Small Town America, Slasher, Small Town America, Southern Gothic, Urban Legend, William Faulkner
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July 2015 Cinematic Meeting: Spanish Lovecraftian Horror
Welcome to the July 2015 Cinematic Meeting! The theme for this meeting was Spanish Lovecraftian Horror, which can mean only one thing: The Valdemar Legacy. Spanish horror is fantastic. Spanish cinema is fantastic, actually. It’s a shame they don’t have a … Continue reading
Movie Review: The Gallows (2015)—You Aren’t Giving This Film Enough Credit
[Note: To do the sort of detailed analysis of the film that I like to do requires some spoilers. I’m not going to tag each one. If you’d rather see this movie cold, go watch it, then come back.] Here’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Ghost, Haunted Play, Horror, Locked Inside, School, Supernatural
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Numbers Stations (June 2015 Cinematic Meeting)
June 2015 Cinematic Meeting: Numbers Stations Aromatic Accompaniment: Midnight Berry by Chesapeake Bay Candle. The theme this month was numbers stations. Surprisingly, I was the only member of the Society present for the meeting who knew what number stations were. To … Continue reading